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Law enforcement meet at Metro Center

FBI, emergency responders and local law enforcement filled Metro Center Mall last night.

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Updated: 10:52 PM CDT May 7, 2014

Law enforcement meet at Metro Center

FBI, emergency responders and local law enforcement filled Metro Center Mall last night.

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Updated: 10:52 PM CDT May 7, 2014

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WEBVTT F-B-I AGENTS, EMERGENCY-RESPONDERS AND LOCAL-LAW-ENFORCEMENT FILLED METRO-CENTERMALLLAST NIGHT. THEIR MISSION ---AS 16WAPT'S EMILY ALEXANDER EXPLAINS--- TO KEEP YOU SAFE.DOZENS OF OFFICERS LOCKED DOWNTHEMETROCENTER TUESDAY NIGHT.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TOCOME TOGETHER,EXERCISE OUR RESPONSE PROTOCOLSAND TO UNDERSTANDWHAT CAPABILITIES THESECOLLECTIVE AGENCIES BRING TOBARE. THEIR MISSION - TRAININGFOR ATERROR ATTACK.THEY HAD A VARIETY OF THINGSANYWHERE FROM BOMB SCARESCENARIOS TO ACTIVE SHOOTERDRILLS. YOU CAN DO A LOT OFDIFFERENT THINGS IN 500,000SQUAREFEET OF SPACE.AS WITH ANY PLACE THERE ISALWAYSTHAT POTENTIAL AND SO THAT'SWHAT WE'RE CONCERNED WITHIS THAT POTENTIAL SO IF THATPOTENTIAL IS THERE THEN WE NEEDTO EXERCISE OURRESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND TOTHAT POTENTIAL, SO THAT'S WHATTHISIS ABOUT.YOU SEE SO MANY STORIES IN THENEWS OF INCIDENTS HAPPENINGWHERE YOU WOULD NEVER EXPECTTHEM TO HAPPEN, SO WE WANT TO BEPREPARED FOR THAT EVEN HERE INMISSISSIPPI.PEOPLE I TALKED WITH HERE AT THEMETROCENTER MALL SAY THEY LIKETHAT TRAINING LIKE THIS TAKESPLACE BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM ASENSE OF SECURITY.IT FEELS GOOD TO KNOW THATYOU'RE COMING IN A SAFE MALL.WE NEED THIS TYPE OF PROTECTIONAROUND HERE, NOT ONLY HERE BUTEVERYWHERE YOU GO. IN JACKSON,EMILY ALEXANDER 16 WAPT NEWS.THE EXERCISE STARTED AROUND 8-30LAST NIGHT, SO IT DID NOTAFFECT THEMALL'S OPERATIONS. IT LASTEDUNTIL THREEOR FOUR THIS MORNING.

Law enforcement meet at Metro Center

FBI, emergency responders and local law enforcement filled Metro Center Mall last night.